This
is a 'Design' example of an object that is intentionally stripped of any
references/materials from outside its most immediate and basic (physical)
functionings. It is an analogue of improvisations made during the early stages
of self-provision of a dwelling, which are necessarily as direct and minimal as
possible. It shares with many of the
improvised objects shown throughout this book the value of achieving
experiential immediacy and efficacy by forming the most economical solution to
any presented need.

LE
CORBUSIER - VILLA LA ROCHE: INTERIOR - WALL LAMP

(pic
c1975/ to NNE?)

Above
the start of the wall-ramp in Dr. Roche’s art-gallery is a naked light
bulb in a mass-manufactured brass fitting supported by a common steel tube
#m out from flat wall. The starkly different character of these four
ordinary objects, their harsh undisguised functioning and necessity of
relating, is revealed as blatant yet uncontrived drama...(the bulb’s
glare is even painful - but all the more event !)